HYDROXYBENZOMORPHOLINE
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 13196
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
HYDROXYBENZOMORPHOLINE: Allowed with restrictions (Annex III, entry 230), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Hair dyeing: colours hair.
What the rules say
Allowed, with restrictions: Annex III sets the product types allowed and a warning to be printed on the packaging. Ingredient lists do not give quantities, so the concentration cannot be checked on the label; the warning can.
The text of the annexes
Allowed with restrictions
- Entry
- Annex III, No 230
- Substance
- 2,3-Dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-ol
- Glossary names
- HYDROXYBENZOMORPHOLINE
- CAS
- 26021-57-8
- EC
- 247-415-5
- Product type
- Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products
- Other conditions
- After mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 1.0% - Do not use with nitrosating agents - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 micrograme/Kg -Keep in nitrite-free containers
- Warnings
- To be printed on the label: The mixing ratio. “ Hair colourants can cause severe allergic reactions. Read and follow instructions. This product is not intended for use on persons under the age of 16. Temporary ‘black henna’ tattoos may increase your risk of allergy. Do not colour your hair if: — you have a rash on your face or sensitive, irritated and damaged scalp, — you have ever experienced any reaction after colouring your hair,— you have experienced a reaction to a temporary ‘black henna’ tattoo in the past.
Dates in the act (3)
- Entry into force on 15 May 2013
- Application from 11 July 2013
It shall apply from 11 July 2013.
- Entry into force on 11 July 2013
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 34480
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 26021-57-8
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 247-415-5
- Declared functions
- Hair dyeing
- Wikidata
- Q27266590
- PubChem
- 117709
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.043.089
- InChIKey
- HWWIVWKTKZAORO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
United States, federal rules
None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.
South Korea
- Prohibited: 2,3-디하이드로-2H-1,4-벤족사진-6-올 및 그 염류(예 : 히드록시벤조모르포린)
별표 1 (prohibited substances), entry 202, page 10-11. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 화학물질명: 히드록시벤조모르포린 (CAS No. 26021-57-8) | ※ 유의사항 2: 1) 표시는 [별표 2] 염모제 성분에서 정한 기준에 적합한 경우는 제외한다.
- Restricted: 히드록시벤조모르포린 (HYDROXYBENZOMORPHOLINE)
별표 2, 염모제 성분 (hair colorants), entry 30, page 19-20. Limit: 산화염모제에 1.0 %. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 비고: 기타 제품에는 사용금지
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
8 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (page in French).
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.